Patrick French

ABOUT:

As a New Hampshire native Patrick has taken the State's motto of "Live Free or Die" to heart, abandoning material posessions to live life out of a backpack. Most of his life he felt out of place in a society that measured how successful you were by the things you owned. He found his true home and calling within a community of nomads called Thru-Hikers who welcomed him and filled his heart with love. He consistently pushes his limits and what is thought possible for the human body and mind to endure while helping with innovations by putting gear to the test in the worst of conditions for the betterment of the community.

PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

1. Abandoning social norms for a life nearly full-time in the outdoors.
2. Completing a continuous footpath Thru-Hike of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2017 and the Continental Divide trail in 2019 despite record-breaking snow.
3. Never giving up and quitting any Thru-Hike despite dehydration, frostbite, tornadoes, or any other thing nature has thrown at me.
4. I've backpacked all my long-distance trails (Over 14,000 miles) after having tested positive for Lyme disease.
5. Cultivating an amazing group of Trail Family.

COMPLETED THRU-HIKES:

Appalachian Trail, Long Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Wonderland Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Teton Crest Trail, Arizona Trail, White Mountain Diretissima, Hayduke Trail , Florida Trail, FKOH Trail, Pacific Northwest Trail, Oregon Coast Trail, Oregon Desert Trail, Ocean to Lakes Trail

Bio photo: © Mark Land  |  Banner photo: © Nicole Kulovitz